Kaplica grobowa Donimirskich w Czerninie
Donimirski burial chapel in Czernin
Author(s): Piotr KanarekSubject(s): History, Architecture, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Art
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Diecezji Elbląskiej w Elblągu
Keywords: Donimirski family; Czernin; Hohendorf; West Prussia; burial chapel
Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the burial chapel of the Donimirski family in Czernin (ger. Hohendorf). From the sources researched, it is known that it was built in the second half of the nineteenth century on the order of Piotr Alkantara Marcin Donimirski. The author takes a closer look at the stages of construction of this chapel, its furnishings, the renovations carried out, as well as its condition before, during and after the Second World War. The following are buried in this place: Piotr, Wacław, Zygmunt and Czesław Donimirski. The chapel was also the place where the baptism and first communion of Witold Donimirski’s children were elebrated (after 1900). During the communist regime it was devastated and the remains of the deceased insulted.
Journal: Studia Elbląskie
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 73-96
- Page Count: 24
- Language: Polish
